I don't consider not having in their "sparkle" animations a justifiable excuse to not reveal the soul before the beta events. The new warrior soul wasn't eye popping either. But whatever.

Who said the sparkles was the reason the soul reveal is not out? Even if it was why release it to the public eye if it's not ready? This is the reason for the NDA for the beta, it's not ready. Seems fairly logical.

Exodus of the Storm Queen – Tuesday, 10/16 @ 2:30PM Pacific (9:30PM GMT)
We’ll adventure through the first dungeon of Storm Legion – Anyone who has pre-ordered Storm Legion will receive early access two weeks before launch!

Discovering Dimensions – Friday, 10/19 @ 2:30PM Pacific (9:30PM GMT)
Showing off all that dimensions have to offer, take a look at this brand new system that will empower you to customize a slice of reality to call your own.

Trion Worlds Plays for Extra Life – Saturday, 10/20 @ 10AM Pacific (5PM GMT) - Sunday, 10/21 @ 10 AM Pacific (5PM GMT)
Join the North American Community team as we live stream for 24 hours to support the Extra Life marathon. We'll be playing RIFT, End of Nations, Defiance, and Warface!
Learn more about Extra Life at www.extra-life.org

Cleric Soul Unveil: The Defiler – Friday, 10/26 @ 2:30PM Pacific (9:30PM GMT)
We’ll dive into an in-depth discussion about the new line-up and changes coming to the Cleric!
This live stream will be broadcast on twitch.tv/mmorpgcom

Another good stream, and that's a fair summation, Antipathy. Dahanese had 2 of my questions answered, though I already knew the answer to the first one I asked lol.

That was the first time I've seen Simon in the flesh. He's something of a hero of mine, being responsible for all the artifacts I've sought high and low. He's also known as Dead Simon. He seems really cool, and I found it amusing how he was trying to brush off questions not related to the livestream.

I really need to put together a video of the craziness associated with artifact hunting. Not enough players (new and old) are aware of what ridiculous lengths you gotta go to just to reach some of them. It's easily my favorite hobby in the game.

They dumbed down a lot of the artifact locations (I'm looking at you spider cave in Gloamwood) but I was pleased to hear the challenge of accessibility will return for SL.